Shame and Portent is a sonic biography of the annus horribilis that was 2020. A year of lockdowns, shutdowns and sh!tshows.
News from the Conning Tower: More from FROM
Just a quick update to let you know that the FROM album, 'A Memory of Tomorrow', is now available for pre-order on digital download and CD from our Bandcamp store. To tempt you in, we've made another track (the title track, no less) available to hear immediately:
News from the Conning Tower: Cousin Silas and Iyari
Two new releases this week, hand-crafted by artisans and curated just for you by our very own Captain Bob. First up is the new album from stalwart of the ambient scene, Cousin Silas. A Night in Centralia is an album of sombre, sobre pieces on different themes. Similar in tone to our previous Silas release Radio …
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News from the Conning Tower: Awkward Geisha, t.r. hand & Glauber K.S.
One of the features of the Submarine Broadcasting Company is that in addition to our roster of lovely musicians we also have guest artists from time-to-time who will release work through us rather than their home label... Cousin Silas earlier this year, and just recently Ippu Mitsui graced us with a release or two. The …
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News from the Conning Tower: t.r. hand
Everyone here at the Conning Tower was winding down, lowering the periscope, ready for the traditional English August of drizzle and traffic jams, when a most remarkable thing happened... a new EP from the reclusive guru of mind-training, self help/abuse and prison tattoos, t.r. hand, landed on the desk. There's a super-size serving of concept …
August Releases: Cottura 8 Minuti and Manipulant
Two releases this month, both somewhat unusual. First up is the various artists compilation, Cottura 8 Minuti (or C8M). This is compilation of music made in, or at least centered around, the kitchen. We'd love to take credit for C8M, but the truth is the curation and heavy-lifting was done by Lezet and Razrook, both …
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